Chapter 25: Life is Like a Flower 8

  The five people on the sofa stopped being intimate, with three of them retreating backward. Xia Wenjing reached out to wrap the morning dew on the sofa around her body, slowly getting up from the golden-haired boy's arms, slowly walking towards Xia Zhibei, and slowly spitting out the words: "This is my home! This is the home my mother left me! Please get out of here, both of you!"

  "What did you say?" Xia Zhibei felt that his body and voice were both trembling.

  "Julie! What did this man just say?" Xia Wen Cong smiled and asked the girl who was standing behind the sofa earlier, then pointed at Xia Zhi Bei and Pei Yi Chen: "Ridiculous! You can make love with her when the doctor announced my mother's death, why can't I look for my own happiness?"

  Every corner of the living room was laughing uncontrollably.

  Xia Bei's anger was uncontrollable, and with a swift motion, she slapped Xia Xian's face with a loud crack.

  In an instant, the chaotic living room fell silent.

  Xia Qian Ning clenched her teeth and endured the pain, struggling to stand firm. She couldn't fall down, not in front of this woman! She had to use all her strength, every last bit of it in this life!

  Chapter 25: Life is like a flower 8 - Swing out your arm!

  "Slap!" Xia Yining ruthlessly slapped Pei Yiyun's face with the back of her hand, and the emerald ring on her nameless finger scratched across Pei Yiyun's face, revealing a pale line.

  Bai Yiyun knew that this time she really fell to the ground.

  Xia Qian Ning gazed at Pei Yi Yun's delicate face as a long, red line slowly seeped out on it. She stretched out her palm: "The Xia family heirloom, do you want it? Mom left it to me. It's said that grandma asked mom to promise that this ring would be worn forever on her ringless finger!" Xia Qian Ning withdrew her hand and turned around, pointing at Pei Yi Yun, saying loudly: "You guys say, is she pretty?"

  The living room was once again in a state of utter chaos, with screams, whistles, and roars echoing throughout the hall.

  "Does it hurt? Does your heart ache? Don't worry! You can hit me again. Mom is watching from behind me, right in front of you!"

  Pei Yiyun looked back at Xia Xian's body in horror.

  Is this his daughter? Why is her face so ferocious and frightening? Why are her eyes so fierce and cold? Xia Zhi North let out a long whistle!

  "Don't be angry." Xia Xianying pressed step by step: "This is a lesson in conduct! This is heredity! This is the beam above and the beam below are crooked! If you want to control me, first control yourself; if you want to teach me how to be human, first teach her how to be human.

  Tell her how shameful it is to break up other people's families! Tell her how despicable it is to snatch away other people's husbands! Tell her how vile it is to take possession of other people's fathers! Tell her what it means for a person to bring shame upon themselves before others do! And also,

  Xia Xian Ning gazed at the face as youthful as her own, smiling coquettishly: "Teach her what shame is! What filth is! What obscenity is!"

  Only by teaching her can I be taught! Because she is my 'little mother', mother and daughter, mother in front and daughter behind. If she only understands these things, then I can only learn these things."

  Unprecedented fear struck him. Xia Zhi's body shook and moved backward: This is not her daughter! It's not!

  He fled in a hurry! But behind him, she made her final declaration to him: "Only if you leave her can I be your daughter again!"

  Xia Qian Ning gazed at her father's stumbling back, and her heart slightly trembled.

  No! She can't forgive him!

  This man actually held a wedding with that woman on the day her mother passed away; she couldn't forgive him for celebrating their third wedding anniversary on her mother's memorial day!

  Pei Yiyun gazed despairingly at Xia Zhi's disheveled figure, her dirty tears falling to the ground: she had endured so much in silence, yet he still left her. She knew that he had already made his choice.

  She slowly got up from the ground and disappeared from everyone's sight.

  The doors of the living room were all opened, and the hidden cameras were also pushed out. More than a dozen people rushed out from each door, cheering and jumping for joy!

  Xia Xian Ning and three others took off their flesh-colored jumpsuits, along with everyone's jackets, wigs, and cushions. They all threw them at the ceiling.

  "Awesome! Great!"

  "Moira! We did it!"

  "We will definitely get full marks!"

  At this moment, Xia Qian Jing had taken off the 'invisible cloak' that made her extremely embarrassed, revealing the conservative one-piece innerwear inside. Even so, she was still embarrassed: "Brother Jue! Do you want to change clothes?"

  Jujie smiled and walked into the bedroom with her arms around Xia Xianying's shoulders.

  "You two hurry up, we're going to have a celebration party." Mike shouted in his poor Chinese while putting on his clothes.

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  Xia stumbled out of the room that left him breathless. Was that his daughter?

  Is that terrible girl his treasure? The little treasure he holds in his mouth, afraid it will melt, and holds in his hands, afraid it will drop? Her eyes are filled with hatred, hatred for him!

  He failed and was thoroughly defeated by her.

  "Only if you leave her! Can I be your daughter again!"

  "Only if you leave her! Can I be your daughter again!"

  That crazy and sharp voice was like piercing his eardrum, the pain drilling into his heart. How could he both win back his daughter and not lose his woman?

  The next morning. Xia Zhi Bei came again to Xia Xi Ning's place, the gate was locked, and the room was very quiet.

  Xia Zhi Bei sat in front of the door, waiting all along. Noon passed by, and no one came back. Afternoon passed by, and still no one came. It was already 11 o'clock at night, and still no one returned. The big gate began to feel cold.

  Xia Zhi's mother paced back and forth anxiously, saying angrily that she wouldn't not come home.

  It was already one o'clock in the morning, but I still hadn't heard any footsteps.

  Xia Zhi Bei knew that his daughter would not come back, at least she did not want to see him again.

  On the third day, he went to school. All he got was Xia Qian's cold gaze and a gesture of refusal, she refused to talk to him.

  Xiazhi North sat on a chair by the side of the road, what can he do to save his treasure!

  He had only this one daughter in his lifetime, and he was already guilty of not being able to see Xiaoxue for the last time. If something happens to Xian'er again, what face will he have to see Xiaoxue and her mother after he dies?

  "Excuse me, sir, have you seen this girl?"

  In the north of Xia, who still has the mood to listen to pedestrians asking questions, without even lifting their heads, they waved their hands: "No, no!"

  "Sir, please take a look." Ling Shuiyue placed Xia Qianying's photo in front of Xia Zhinan.

  Xia Zhi Bei angrily pushed Ling Shui Yao away, and the magazine fell to the ground with a "slap".

  "Don't look if you don't want to. Why did you throw it on the floor?" Ling Shuiyue picked up the magazine and carefully wiped it clean.

  Xia Zhi Bei saw that under his finger was actually a photo of Xia Wen Ning, he pointed to the cover with Xia Wen Ning on it and excitedly said: "You... you're looking for her?"

  "What? Sir! Have you seen her?" Ling Shuiyue's face was full of surprise.

  "Who is she to you?" Xia Zhi Bei glanced at Ling Shui Yue. She was a young woman.

  "My girlfriend, the one I love!" A glimmer of hope appeared in Ling Shuiyue's eyes.

  "Girlfriend? I think she dumped you."

  "She won't be able to. She was in a car accident and came to America with her parents for medical treatment."

  "Talking nonsense! Since you're so close, how could you not know which hospital she's in?"

  "She left in a hurry and we didn't get in touch. She must have been seriously injured and couldn't contact me." Ling Shuiyue explained.

  "Too hasty? It's been three years already, even the deepest wounds will heal completely."

  "Sir! Do you know Xian'er?"

  "I've seen it."

  "Please tell me where she is? Please be sure to tell me where she is?"

  "Why?"

  "Because I love her!"

  "Joke! Because you love her? You can love her for a year or two, but can you love her for a lifetime? If you can't find her in this life, will you not love again in this life?"

  "Yes. If I don't find her in this life, then I won't love again in this life." Ling Shuiyue knelt down in front of Xia ZhiBei: "What do I have to do for you to tell me where she is?"

  Stinky brat. Persistent enough.

  Suddenly, a gleam of light flashed through Xia Zhi's mind. Perhaps this was the best gift from heaven: "Five years! I want you to serve me for five years! After five years, I will let you see her."

  "Why five years?"

  "You were just saying that you could spend a lifetime with me. Can't even wait for five short years? You can leave then. Let's pretend I didn't say anything."

  "What did you say? What do you want me to do?"

  "Agreed?"

  "Hmm." He had been searching for her for three years, and hadn't met a single person who had seen Xiaoyu. This was the first person to say they had seen Xiaoyu, and also the first person to say that in five years he would be able to see Xiaoyu again.

  He couldn't miss this opportunity, even if he wouldn't see her for five years, but in these five years, he could still continue to look for her.

  "You didn't even ask me what I wanted you to do? What if it was murder or arson?"

  "Since the premise is that I want to see Xian'er, then what I'm doing must be something that will allow me to live and see her five years later."

  Xia Zhi's gloomy face finally cracked a smile: "You little stinker! Get up. Let's talk slowly."

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  On the fourth day, Xia Zhi returned home. He had to return home as it seemed that the company was no longer within his control.

  Huaxia Group Co., Ltd. was founded by Xia Zhibei, Hua Xiong and Wang Wufu together.

  The initial founders were Xia ZhiBei and Wang WuFu, Hua Xiong joined in when Hua Xia was just starting to take shape. At the time, Xia ZhiBei valued Hua Xiong's business acumen.

  Hua Xiong had been the deputy manager of Huaxia for two years when Huaxia was to be incorporated. Xia Zhibei appreciated Hua Xiong as a personal talent. At the time of incorporation, he gave 19% of the shares to Hua Xiong, holding 51% himself and Wang Wufu holding 31%.

  Xia ZhiBei hopes his sincerity can gain Hua Xiong as a permanent business partner.

  It was the 119 shares that Xia Zhibei gave to Hua Xiong that made Hua Xiong see Xia Zhibei's bookish pride, causing Hua Xiong's self-consciousness to swell and swell again.

  He thought that the little shares Xia Zhi Bei gave him were far from enough compared to his contributions to Hua Xia, and he should get more.

  From that day on, he has been taking control of 'Huaxia' as his life goal.

  No one in Xia's North would have thought that Hua Xiong had such ambition. He thought the 21% stake he gave to Hua Xiong was enough to make him grateful and loyal to 'Huaxia'.

  Until Xia ZhiBei spent his own money to send Guan Xue 'Weiqilia', did he realize Hua Xiong's covetous gaze on Huaxia.

  The second day after Vicki cut the ribbon, rumors began circulating outside that Vicki was founded by Xia Bei's abuse of power to please his wife and misappropriated company funds.

  Xia ZhiBei suspected that Hua Xiong was behind this matter and began to pay attention to Hua Xiong's every move.

  However, things were far from being as simple as he had imagined. Everything was already too late. Adding to his emotional problems with Guan Xue, the breakdown of his family, his daughter's amnesia and rebellion, and Bai Yiyun's sorrowful eyes every day, one thing after another came crashing down on him, leaving him at a loss for what to do. He was physically and mentally exhausted.

  He received a call from Wang Wufu and rushed back to the country, everything had changed.

  Wang Wu Fu extremely spoiled his mistress Lin Rongrong and gave her 10% of the shares of Huaxia.

  Lin Rongrong asked Wang Wufu to divorce, but Wang Wufu refused. Lin Rongrong then used the 10% stake as leverage against Wang Wufu, threatening that if he didn't agree to a divorce, she would take her and her shares to marry someone else.

  Wang Wufu only then realized that he had made a fatal mistake, thinking that by giving this woman money, she would be with him for the rest of his life. But what she wanted... was too much, already exceeding what he could give.

  Xia Zhi Bei rushed back to the office directly from the airport, where both Wang Wu Fu and Secretary Liu were present.

  "Wu Fu! How many shares do you have in total? How can you give away 10%?" After years of expansion and financing, the largest shareholders of Hua Xia were still the three of them.

  "What's the use of saying these now? I'm so regretful that my intestines are turning green. Old Xia, you tell me, what should we do now?"

  "I don't know either. I have no idea what cards Hua Xiong has behind him."

  Wang Wu said hesitantly: "Rongrong is going to marry Hua Yijun's son, Hua Jiahang."

  "What? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

  "I... I'm afraid if I say it, you'll stay in America and never come back."

  "It's not your fault, it's mine for trusting Hua Xiong too much at the beginning. You reminded me back then." Xia Zhi Bei said helplessly with a tired expression.

  Seeing Xia Zhibei so disheartened, Wang Wufu realized something was amiss.

  "This isn't the Xia ZhiBei he knew. The Xia ZhiBei he knew was always full of wisdom and courage no matter what happened. He had followed Xia ZhiBei back then precisely because of this: 'Old Xia, I can say depressing things. You can't.'"

  "Why? Why can't I? I'm tired and want to rest."

  "Old Xia——!"

  "Wu Fu! What do you think our chances of winning are this time?"

  "What was I thinking? Old Xia! You'd better think of a way! Huaxiong originally had 12% in his hands, and over the years, he didn't squander it, secretly buying many shares of Huaxia. I heard that his wife and son each have 3%, plus Rongrong's 10%. It is said that Old Qi was cheated by him a lot. We..."

  "Facts have become like this, we can only retreat and defend for now. Let's look for another opportunity."

  "How to return?"

  "Isn't he going to use that piece of land in Beicheng that he didn't take last time to suppress me? Let's start from there."

  Twenty days later, Xia Zhi Bei returned to Chicago from his home country. He went to school and asked Xia Qian Ying: "If I leave that woman, will you come back?"

  "Are you willing to leave? Will you be leaving?"

  "Yes, but I have conditions."

  Xia Qian's face was cold as she sneered, "Go on."

  "I have a company, no, I correct that, your mother had a company before she passed away. I hope you can take it over after graduation and make it bigger and stronger, this was your mother's greatest wish before she passed away."

  "Really? How come I've never heard Mom mention it before? You lied to me for four years, how do I know what you're saying is true?"

  "I'll show you proof that the company is registered under your mother's name, and you'll see the registration documents. Will you agree after seeing them?"

  "Before I saw the document, I think I should have seen another green book first."

  "You will."

  "Alright! If you can do it, I will too, but I also have a condition."

  "You said."

  "I want to change my name, I want to change my surname."

  "What... what surname do you want?" This was what Xia Zhi Bei wanted to say the most, but didn't know how to bring up, unexpectedly, Xia Qian Ning brought it up instead.

  "His surname is Guan."

  "What's your surname? What's your name?"

  "Think of snow! Think of snow!" Actually, Xia Xianying didn't particularly want to change her surname, she just wanted to test the sincerity of Xia ZhiBei.

  "Is your surname Mu? Are you thinking of Xue? Is Mu your grandmother's surname?"

  "Why?"

  "Xian'er...! This is the greatest concession I can make, have some sympathy for your dad!" Xia Zhi Bei almost begged.

  Xia Qianying doesn't have to change her surname necessarily, she was just acting on impulse.

  Seeing the silver threads in her father's black hair, she was no longer stubborn: "Okay."

  "Look at the date, I just got it done before I came here." He then took out Victoria's registration documents: "This is Victoria's registration certificate. After your mother passed away, I didn't go through the formalities of changing ownership. Wait until you change your name and then go through the formalities. Remember, this was what your mother wanted to do most before she died."

  Xia Qian nodded, she regretted it, she shouldn't have treated him like that, even if he had deceived her.

  Xia Zebei took out another A4 paper from the bag and wrote a line on it: "The agreement between father and daughter. If you agree, sign your name and press your handprint."

  Xia Qianying took over the paper from her father's hand with a puzzled expression:

  1. Xia Qianying must promise to complete her studies and at least graduate from university.

  2. Xia Qian Ning voluntarily accepts Vichyria, and after graduation, she must serve Vichyria and make Vichyria stronger.

  3. Xia Wenjing can only have one boyfriend at a time.

  4. Xia Zhi Bei is already divorced and before Xia Xian Ning turns thirty, she no longer considers her own marriage.

  5. Xia Wenxiang visits Xia Zhi's grave at least three times a year.

  At the bottom of the document, Xia Zhi Bei had already pressed his handprint and signed his name.

  He came prepared!

  Xia Qian Ning signed her name and handed it to Xia Zhi Bei. When Xia Zhi Bei saw the three characters "Xia Qian Ning" at the end, she smiled slightly, still liking this name.

  This was the name he gave her - Yellow Wasp Flicks Autumn Swing Rope, at that time, slender hands fragrant and condensed.

  He came prepared, still smiling, so happy about what? Had he fallen into another one of his traps again?

  Xia Qian Ning thought about what had just happened and it seemed like there was nothing disadvantageous to herself, so why did he smile so happily?

  Xia Zhi's mother was delighted, her daughter had returned!

  He clearly saw the serious expression on her face, she would return to her usual self, definitely.

  He believes that within three years, she will definitely become an excellent person.